Corporate Social Responsibility: our approach

In a world facing countless economic, environmental and social challenges, Arkema is committed to sustainable growth. The Group has put in place a global Corporate Social Responsibility initiative. As an integral part of its strategy and its activities, it involves all Arkema stakeholders, in particular its customers, employees and suppliers.

Committing to sustainable growth

As a global player in specialty chemicals and advanced materials, Arkema aims to rank with the best in the chemical industry in CSR and sustainability.

In line with this approach and its endorsement of the principles of the Global Compact and the Responsible Care® program, the Group's CSR policy has been structured around five core commitments:

Rank with the best-in-class in the chemical industry for safety

Shrink the environmental footprint of our activities

Make sustainable development a centerpiece of our innovation policy and our product lines

Keep getting better, with indicators and ojectives to back us up

Arkema put in place a management process and indicators to track the results across all our activities.

Safety: three 2025 targets

Workplace accidents

Reduce the TRIR* to less than 1.2

2012

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

TRIR

3.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.2

Peer observation

implement the peer observation program at all sites

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

57

56

59

100

Site audits

conduct an AIMS** audit at all sites by 2025

2015

2016

2017

2025

61

63

69

100

* Recordable injury rate per million hours worked.

** All-in-one audit to confirm progress on safety, the environment and quality.

Environmental footprint: four 2025 targets

Arkema set four environmental targets that are measured by Environmental Footprint Performance Indicators. EFPI are not impacted by changes in scope, allowing us to better track the Groupe's performance and to measure its CSR performance.

Water

cut COD by 20%

2012

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

EFPI COD

1.00

0.93

0.78

0.70

0.80

* Chemical oxygen demand

Air

reduce VOC emissions by 33％

2012

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

EFPI VOC

1.00

0.83

0.80

0.66

0.67

* Volatil organic compound

Energy

cut net energy purchases by 15% a year

2012

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

EFPI Energy

1.00

0.98

0.92

0.89

0.85

Climate

halve greenhouse gas emissions (GHG)

2012

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

EFPI GHG

1.00

0.62

0.60

0.52

0.50

Innovation policy: one indicator

Number of sustainability related

patents filed

2015

2016

2017

patents filed

121

116

150

Individual and collective development: two 2025 diversity targets

Women as a percentage

of senior managers and executives

2015

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

17

18

19

23

Non-French nationals

as a percentage of senior managers and executives

2016

2017

Obj. 2025

39

37

42

Communication with all stakeholders: one indicator

Number of Common Ground®

initiatives carried out worldwide

2015

2016

2017

1044

900

1011

"Arkema has made tremendous progress in corporate social responsibility. By significantly prioritizing safety and the personal involvement of all Group employees, our records in this area have improved considerably so that they now feature among the best in industry. We have also set ourselves ambitious targets to minimize the environmental footprint of our manufacture, and we assist our customers, through our technologies and our solutions, in addressing the major challenges of sustainable development. In 2016, we also enhanced our CSR commitment to include a further two targets, namely boosting the number of women as well as international diversity among the Group's management."

A CSR initiative recognized by specialized rating agencies

Furthermore, in 2015 Arkema was included in the FTSE4Good non-financial global index which lists exemplary companies around the world, and so reflects the Group's sound performance in CSR matters.

Operating ethically

United Nations Global Compact

Arkema is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, a program addressing such issues as respect for human rights and international labor standards, environmental protection, and the fight against corruption.

In addition to the principles of the Global Compact, the Group's values also extend to those of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights and those expressed by the International Labour Organization and in the OECD's Guidelines for MultinationalEnterprises.

Responsible Care®

Arkema endorses the Responsible Care® program. Launched under the auspices of the International Council of Chemical Associations (ICCA), this initiative reflects the voluntary commitment of the world’s chemical industries to safeguarding health and the environment, in particular through the product stewardship approach.